New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, and Mayor Bill de Blasio arrive for a news conference, Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York. Police said a man with a pipe bomb strapped to his body set off the crude device in a passageway under 42nd Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Police Commissioner James O'Neill is at left.(Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP)

ALBANY - New York City is stepping up security measures after Monday's failed terrorist attack.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state will be increasing security as a precautionary measure after the terrorist attack in the Port Authority Terminal that led to the arrest of one disgruntled man who detonated a low-tech pipe bomb, injuring himself and three other people.

"Today we are reminded yet again that the principles of freedom and democracy that New York represents have made us a target for those who seek to disrupt our way of life," Cuomo said in a statement.

"Out of an abundance of caution, we are stepping up security measures at high-profile locations and transportation hubs while the investigation progresses. We will remain vigilant."

There will be more security personal around major airports, train and bus stations, bridges and tunnels and other highly trafficked areas around the city, Cuomo and city officials said.

There will also be an increase in step-on train patrols, bag inspections and surveillance, while State Police and National Guard have doubled the number of personnel assigned to transportation facilities in New York City.

That includes increased patrols and surveillance for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, including the Long Island Railroad and Metro North.

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